Adding to the drama is newcomer Kristen Taekman. The 36-year-old model is married to EBOOST co-founder Josh Taekman, and mother to son Cash, 5, and daughter Kingsley, 2. She also has her own line of greeting card boxes called 2nd Street Press. "Kristen lives by her philosophy of 'telling it like it is' because she has nothing to hide," her biography on Bravo's website reads.

The first trailer and cast promo photo for the sixth season of Bravo's Real Housewives of New York City has been released.Credit: Michael Lavine/Bravo

In addition to the season six trailer being released, Bravo shared the first cast promo photo for the season. Noticeably absent from the snapshot is RHONYC veteran De Lesseps, 48, who will appear less-frequently in the season. (E! News first reported on De Lesseps missing in the first three episodes.)